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Quarks vs Leptons! by soy_yuma

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made by soy_yuma for LD23 (JAM)
Quarks vs Leptons!

Move with .
Photon shot with (forward) or (backwards).
High energy photon with .
SHOOP DA WHOOP with .
Power to the people with .
Conservative player with

You will need Java (http://java.com/) to play the game, sorry.

Enjoy and destroy evil muon!

Webhttp://www.sismicos.net/ld23/
Desktop JARhttp://www.sismicos.net/ld23/qvsl-desktop.jar
Original URLhttps://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-23/?action=preview&uid=7620

Ratings

Coolness40%762
Overall(Jam)2.71177
Audio(Jam)3.1590
Fun(Jam)2.86105
Graphics(Jam)3.14140
Humor(Jam)3.2242
Innovation(Jam)2.25212
Mood(Jam)2.63154
Theme(Jam)2.35211

Feedback

MaximSchoemaker
24. Apr 2012 · 15:53 UTC
I have a feeling the game's page isn't loading :/
mitkus
24. Apr 2012 · 15:56 UTC
Hilarious graphics! I found it frustrating to play tough, it's very hard to judge hitboxes with this kind of art style.
zenasprime
24. Apr 2012 · 16:27 UTC
Interesting little side scroller. While I didn't feel the theme in the game, I was certainly amused/confused by the art style. ;) Good job.
MaximSchoemaker
25. Apr 2012 · 11:29 UTC
Ah, it's working now ^^ interesting graphics :3
🎤 soy_yuma
25. Apr 2012 · 13:37 UTC
Thank you very much for your comments! The art is certainly special which I think also makes the game special. Also, maybe you didn't noticed, but all the sound FXs are made by us and a microphone :-) Was funny, heh.

@mitkus: I noticed it specially in the ceiling/floor of the level. Is that what you mean?

@zenasprime: The topic is certainly nerdy. Quarks and Leptons are the most fundamental (small) particles around the Universe (putting aside strings and other physicists' illusions). That's our connection with "tiny world".

@MaximSchoemaker: Sorry about that. I just uploaded a blank page with the applet in the middle. Now I've added some color and text so it's more evident where the game should load.
TenTonToon
25. Apr 2012 · 15:03 UTC
Tried it 4 times - twice it froze at the "Checking for Updates" step, and twice at the "Loading Libraries" one :(
Gareth Jenkins
25. Apr 2012 · 15:08 UTC
Loved the art & audio. Controls for attacking were a little confusing, but still fun to play through.
🎤 soy_yuma
25. Apr 2012 · 16:48 UTC
@TenTonToon sorry to hear that! Which OS/Java version do you use? I've no idea what could cause that...

@Gareth Thanks! In the beginning we wanted to drive a meson (aggregations of only two quarks). The two quarks forming it would give the attacks/buffs you could use. Enemies would drop quarks you could use to replace your attacks/buffs. Didn't have time to do it, so we placed all attacks/buffs by default. That's why it's so easy to win :-(
azurenimbus
26. Apr 2012 · 00:27 UTC
Hey, very nice and functional shmup. Loved the use of typography and the sounds. Also, great music.
Christina Antoinette Neofotistou
26. Apr 2012 · 20:44 UTC
We made a shump too. Great game!
Drabiter
28. Apr 2012 · 04:42 UTC
I was kinda confused on the style first, but then I read the comments and understand. Nice game, especially the art :)
Jhelle
02. May 2012 · 14:03 UTC
I feel the hitboxes could use some tweaking and the amount of buttons needed for various functions feel redundant. But I am always a fan of shmups and the gameplay was pretty fun :).
🎤 soy_yuma
02. May 2012 · 15:17 UTC
Thanks for playing and your comments :-) In case we make a new version we will improve the hitboxes.
PabloAM
02. May 2012 · 15:32 UTC
I think is a bit confusing because graphics. But well done!
Daisuke909
03. May 2012 · 16:54 UTC
This is fantastic! The art is amazing and I think it represents the theme very well, it feels very microcopic. Good, tight controls, to.
Will Edwards
03. May 2012 · 17:14 UTC
Loved the Lore :)
Thotep
05. May 2012 · 21:06 UTC
Funny graphics and sounds, kudos for not using sfxr/bfxr! Too many keys! I missed some kind of feedback afte rhitting something, e.g. particles, louder sound or something.
maxman43
13. May 2012 · 05:25 UTC
It's alright, seems a bit busy.